El Paso Convention Center opens doors to migrants
EL PASO, Texas– EL Paso Convention Center opens to migrants. “We had about 80-90 red cross volunteers from around the country come into…
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The City of El Paso and EPISD to open vacant schools in order to house migrants during freezing temperatures
EL PASO, Texas- The Office of Emergency Management announced they were working with the El Paso Independent School District in order to use vacant…
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El Paso Convention Center preparations to house migrants from cold
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city officials and the Office of Emergency provided the media with a tour of its temporary migrant shelter center at the El…
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Border Patrol “aware” of hole in wire fence near Loop 375 & Fonseca
EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. Border Patrol agent confirmed to ABC-7 Wednesday that they are “aware” of a hole in the wire fence near the Fonseca Dr. exit…
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Migrants crawl through the fence at the border highway
EL PASO, Texas – Migrants are seen crawling through sections of the fence on Loop 375. The migrants cross the canal and climb up to the fence with…
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WATCH: Apparent groups of migrants cross Border Highway, harrowing close calls with vehicles
EL PASO, Texas — An ABC-7 camera captured video showing what appear to be groups of migrants crossing the Border Highway near Fonseca Dr. on Tuesday…
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WATCH: Migrants crawl into El Paso through hole cut into fence along Border Highway
EL PASO, Texas — A group of migrants were caught on camera crossing the border through a hole cut into a fence late Tuesday night. ABC-7…
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Texas National Guard sets up barbed wire along U.S. Mexico border
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas National Guard arrived early Tuesday morning in the Borderland. They set up barbed wire as part of what they describe as…
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Vacant schools, Convention Center being prepared to house migrants
EL PASO – City and EPISD officials say they will use two vacant schools as temporary migrant shelters for migrants. The Office of Emergency…
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Pedestrian hit by car at Loop 375 west and Fonseca
EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was hit by a car on Loop 375 west and Fonseca Tuesday evening, according to early emergency reports. This is along the…
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Biden administration wants Supreme Court to allow Title 42 to end — but not for at least a week
(CNN) — The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Tuesday that the justices should reject an emergency bid by a group of GOP-led states to…
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Gov. Abbott “demands” federal border action
EL PASO, Texas — Citing the polar vortex moving into Texas, Governor Greg Abbott stepped up the urgency for his call for federal action on the…
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Watch: Texas National Guard strings concertina wire at popular El Paso border crossing point
The Texas National Guard, which was deployed to El Paso on Monday by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, strung concertina wire Tuesday along the Rio Grande near…
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Title 42 Explained: An informative guide with links, statistics, and the latest border stories
To get the latest border-related stories from kvia.com, click here. EL PASO, Texas — Title 42 is a public emergency health order used during the…
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Special Report: Mounted Border Patrol
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — The Borderland is accustomed to watching apprehensions along the border, sometimes very close to home. But migrant encounters…
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Migrants waiting in El Paso hopeful as fate of Title 42 looms
EL PASO, Texas — Asylum seekers who are waiting in El Paso are feeling hopeful even after the expected end of Title 42 was halted Monday. Title 42…
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Abbott: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice halts lifting of Title 42
Roberts’ Order by KVIA ABC-7 on Scribd WASHINGTON — Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts has halted the…
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WATCH: El Paso activates Emergency Operations Center in response to migrant influx
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Office of Emergency Management has activated the Emergency Operations Center to respond to the migrant influx. The news…
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GOP-led states ask Supreme Court to allow Title 42 to remain in place
(CNN) — A group of GOP-led states raced to the Supreme Court on Monday in an emergency bid to keep in place a Trump-era immigration…
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Some migrants choose the cold over charter buses for fear of deportation and kidnapping
EL PASO, Texas — Some migrants are choosing to stay in the cold and on the streets of Downtown El Paso rather than load city charter buses taking…
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American Red Cross preparing to set up emergency shelter operation in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The American Red Cross is preparing to set up an emergency shelter operation in El Paso. The operation would be in coordination…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott weighs in on ongoing migrant crisis
EL PASO, Texas — Days away from the expected end of Title 42, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott weighed in on the ongoing migrant crisis in the Southern…
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Two migrant buses arrived in New York City on Sunday and up to 15 more are expected in the next few days
CNN reporter Gustavo Valdes is in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico just across the border from El Paso, Texas. He speaks to migrants looking to cross the border…
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El Paso Officials issue a disaster declaration over ongoing migrant crisis
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser announced Saturday afternoon a state of emergency over the ongoing migrant crisis in the El Paso region.…
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El Paso residents helping migrants in downtown
EL PASO, Texas — As the temperatures continue to drop in downtown El Paso, migrants on the streets with no shelter have to deal with the cold…
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Migrants embrace first steps in the U.S.
EL PASO, Texas — ABC 7’s got special access to an area where migrants turn themselves in. Migrants on the other side of the border traveled from…
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Appeals court rejects request to keep Title 42 border policy in force
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by several Republican-led states to keep the so-called Title 42 rule in…
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Federal judge says Biden can’t yet end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy
CNN, KVIA By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas has put on hold for now the Biden administration’s most recent attempt to end the…
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‘Significant’ numbers of migrant crossings seen in Sunland Park
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Sunland Park is seeing a significant increase in the number of migrant crossings, according to the Sunland Park Police…
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El Paso City leaders detail how $6 million funding will be used for migrant crisis
UPDATE: Mayor Oscar Leeser and Deputy City Chief Mario D’Agustino say about 2,500 migrant apprehensions are happening daily. This amounts to 75,000…
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